And I am feeling most fortunate. The food was fabulous, the weather was almost too hot and sunny, and everyone was very kind to us. But it’s obvious that Greece is having economic troubles. Almost none of the restaurants and hotels would take credit cards—they all wanted cash; and my husband and I got out of Athens airport just one day ahead of a metro/taxi strike and airport closure. But it was the ancient Greeks and Minoans and their civilizations that drew us to modern Greece and held us spellbound for our entire sojourn there. The thing that always surprises me when I look carefully at an ancient civilization is how intelligent the people were and how much they knew about Life, the Universe and Everything. We tend to think that our ideas, philosophies, and understanding of the universe are special and original to us. They aren’t. They’ve all been thought and said and done before. The Greek temples and Minoan palaces were marvels of architectural… Read More »